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Character

教 jiāo · jiào

HSK 1Character2 readings

to teach; to instruct

Radical
攵
Strokes
11
Structure
Left–right
Parts
孝 攵
Traditional
教
Frequency
#198 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jiāoMain readingjiàoReading 2

jiāo

jiao1Main readingHSK 1
  1. to teach; to instruct CC-CEDICT

Words that use “教” as jiāo

教学jiào xuéteachingWordHSK 2+1 reading教授jiào shòuprofessorWordHSK 4+1 reading教书jiāo shūto work as a teacherWord教会jiāo huìto showWord+1 reading教坏jiāo huàito misguideWord教课jiāo kèto teach classWord示教shì jiāoto teach by demonstrationWord教书匠jiāo shū jiàngteacherWord

jiào

jiao4Reading 2
  1. to teach; to show someone how to do something
  2. education (as in 教育 jiàoyù)

Examples

  • 他教我们汉语。

    tā jiào wǒ men hàn yǔ

    He teaches us Chinese.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我教妹妹写汉字。

    wǒ jiào mèi mei xiě hàn zì

    I teach my little sister to write Chinese characters.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我们的教有问题。

    wǒ men de jiào yǒu wèn tí

    Our education has problems.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “教” as jiào

教学楼jiào xué lóuclassroom buildingWordHSK 1教学jiào xuéteachingWordHSK 2+1 reading教室jiào shìa room where students learn and a teacher teachesWordHSK 2教师jiào shīteacherWordHSK 2教育jiào yùeducationWordHSK 2教材jiào cáia textbook or other material used for teaching a classWordHSK 3教练jiào liàna person who teaches a sport or trains a teamWordHSK 3请教qǐng jiàoto ask someone for help or advice in a polite wayWordHSK 3

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

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Same radical 攵

All characters with 攵 →
政zhèng数shù數shù放fàng改gǎi收shōu故gù整zhěng敗bài攻gōng效xiào散sàn
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